Fleet Owner

Truckstop and OOIDA collaborate to support, protect owner-operators

A collaboration between Truckstop and OOIDA is aimed at providing owner-operators with tools that will help protect and grow their businesses. As part of this collaboration, OOIDA has designated ...
Overdrive

You don’t get any do-overs: A word of caution about expanding by leasing on owner-operators

I’ve recently had a few conversations with other truck owners who, like myself, have their own operating authority. Each conversation took me back 25 years to my earliest experiences and challenges ...
Overdrive

Start up at the bottom of the business cycle? Notes on going independent

Despite the lackluster freight markets of the last few years, motivated owner-operators new to small business trucking are finding ways not just to survive, but to thrive. From practical planning and ...
Fleet Owner

DAT expands business offerings with the introduction of Copilot and DAT University

The DAT Copilot Authority Program guides new owner-operators and brokers through obtaining federal motor carrier authority. DAT University offers free online courses to improve truck driving and route ...